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Sir Frederick Browning
Frederick Arthur Montague Browning
British
20-Dec-1896 ->
KBE, CB, DSO
Nicknamed "Boy" Browning. Married to Daphne du Maurier (the Novelist).
Appointments
Notes
Person Appointments
From
To
Unit
Role
A
Rank
14-May-1940
19-Feb-1941
128 Infantry Brigade
Officer Commanding
Brigadier
19-Feb-1941
03-Nov-1941
24 Infantry Brigade (Guards)
Officer Commanding
Brigadier
04-Nov-1941
06-May-1943
1 Airborne Division
General Officer Commanding
Major-General
04-Dec-1943 ?
16-Apr-1944
HQ Airborne Troops
Officer Commanding
Lieutenant-General
16-Apr-1944
09-Jun-1945 ?
I Airborne Corps
General Officer Commanding in Chief
Lieutenant-General
26-Dec-1944
31-Aug-1945
South East Asia Command
Chief of Staff
Lieutenant-General
* in the A column indicates Acting